Ah, Hall H of the San Diego Convention Center. If you've been to Comic-Con before, you know how cavernous Hall H is. If you don't, well, it's just frick'n huge. I didn't think anything could make Ballroom 20 seem small.
I got in like over two hours before the panels in this room started, and by the time I got in it was about 3/4 full. Then, finally, the Heroes panel started.
The thing about the Heroes panel is that, unlike any of the other TV panels I went to so far, there were very few things discussed or questions asked. I think perhaps five people got to ask questions, most which weren't informative at all. What did take up the time was a viewing of the entire first episode of the new season, which doesn't premiere until September 22. I'll post some spoilery details on that later, but for now I'm typing this as I await the Lost panel.
I'll just leave you with this: I gave up early on Heroes last season, and just by watching this episode I think I'm coming back. I think even if you didn't watch Season 2 at all, you can pick right back up again and be blown away. It's definitely a game-changer of an episode, nevermind the season. Hopefully the rest of the season will be as good.
The entire cast was present: Jack Coleman, Greg Grunberg, Ali Larter, Masi Oka Hayden Panettiere, Adrian Pasdar, Zachary Quinto, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Dania Ramirez, Christine Rose and Milo Ventimigilia. Also present was creator Tim Kring and artist Tim Sale. Unfortunately we didn't get a whole lot out of them, but I can follow up with a more detailed report later.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
7-26-2008 @ 5:46PM
Nathaniel said...
Did the episode begin with a 10-hour-long monologue from Mohinder? They have a habit of doing that in season premieres
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7-26-2008 @ 8:16PM
Tristan said...
Hey, Mohinder is one of my favorite characters, and wow I thought he would have been killed off by now.
7-26-2008 @ 10:17PM
Malren said...
Mohinder mo-hinders my enjoyment of Heroes. KILL HIM ASAP. Hate the character, hate the actor that plays him, hate the long-winded voiceovers that pretend to be deeply philosophical but actually sound like frigging fortune cookies.
7-27-2008 @ 5:11PM
Nathaniel said...
Tristan, sorry about Malren... guess I set that one up, whoops.
Anyway, I like the character, too, and wouldn't want to see him killed off, but man the voiceovers are ridiculous. Which is why I'm curious to hear whether this season starts with one.
7-28-2008 @ 3:47PM
Oneiroi said...
I like the character, except he has done nothing worth while in the whole series. He just causes trouble and messes up. All without powers.
I'm waiting till he becomes like the Professor X of super heroes. Then he won't be so hateable.
7-26-2008 @ 5:47PM
Rokets said...
I love Comic Con, here's almost the whole 3x01 episode summary with some huge spoilers! http://www.heroestelevision.com/heroes-season-3-episode-1-spoilers/
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7-26-2008 @ 6:11PM
Midnight13 said...
Wow every actor from the main cast? They are really hoping people will return to this series after last season. However, I still blame the horrible writer's strike more then the writers on the show. Its hard to do a mythology show and only have 7 episodes to work with as a season. Hopefully season 3 won't be the last hurrah for "Heroes".
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7-26-2008 @ 7:30PM
YouFaceTheTick said...
Writer's strike had nothing to do with the weak ending of season 1. Yes, season 1. They made it clear that they will not tolerate many villains and they certainly refuse to kill off people. That blows. If a good writer had a hand in that show you can bet your butt the cheerleader would be dead for no other reason than it's fun to shock an audience!
This show better get far more ruthless...soon
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7-26-2008 @ 9:29PM
StillBash said...
Nah not the cheerleader. That f***ing villain. I mean seriously WHY did he survive? To drive some Mexicans across the border in Season 2.
Congrats.
7-27-2008 @ 7:17PM
Lukecash said...
They have killed characters before. Sometimes major ones.
And no where did they say they weren't going to have villains... In fact, this whole volume is called Villains.
They've had villains on the show before.
7-26-2008 @ 11:16PM
John Darc said...
That spoiler report. I already see plot holes. Like say, SPOILERS!!!! shooting your brother to keep him quiet when you have time abilities. Instead of time traveling ten minutes before and just talking to him instead. SPOILERS!!!!
also, the finale of the episode is total shark jumping time.
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7-27-2008 @ 7:09PM
Lukecash said...
That isn't a plot hole. That's how Future Peter rolls...he's more ruthless. There is a reason why he shot him-Nathan may have never believed him. Or perhaps he was worried that Nathan would change his mind. But at the moment he was to announce something-Future Peter took the shot.
In fact....later, when Nathan was about to talk to the press again-Future Nathan was ready to take another shot! As if the fear that his brother may still blab about the powered people.
7-27-2008 @ 12:23PM
Dec said...
I like Mohinder, but the voice-overs do my nut in also.
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7-27-2008 @ 8:49PM
YouFaceTheTick said...
They have not killed off characters willy-nilly. In fact after season 1's awful finale did we get any deaths? Yeah the lame guy that can dematerialize.
The show's lack of originality and daring couldn't be more apparent than Mohinder (most annoying character after the little boy and the stupid time traveling guy) knocking out the mediocre bad guy and failing to kill him. Nobody has really gone bad either. It'd be nice if a few of these people started with good intentions and realized they could exploit the world with their powers.
Overall the execution's sloppy, the stories lack any sense of doom and there's no drama. Get some of the writers from Lost or Friday Night Lights to help out the clowns from Heroes...they have no idea how to keep an audience guessing or at least worried...
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